Over the weekend, a tandem was stolen which belonged
to FITability, a Canberra-based group providing
cycling opportunities for disabled people (http://www.fitability.org.au)
- it was heavily used and we miss it already. :(

Could everyone please watch out for a stolen white
2010 Medium/Small Cannondale Road Tandem 2. The specs
for the bike are at http://www.cannondale.com/2010-road-tandem-2,
but a distinguishing feature of the the bike is that
its shifters are Ultegra 6603 (external cables)
instead of standard 6703 (internal cables). The serial
number (from the sticker on the manual) was one of the
following: B0IF000476, 8-84603 00483-8, 335764 or
U105569.

Because the bike is so distinctive, it's possible that
the thieves may break it up for parts, so we will also
be watching for the following secondhand items
appearing for sale:

Ultegra 6603 shifters

Ultegra 6703 deraillieurs (front & rear)

Avid BB07 mechanical disk brakes

White industries disk hubs (40 spoke)

FSA Gossamer Tandem triple front/rear cranksets

Fizik seats (White with red trim)

Please pass the word around - especially in Canberra
and Sydney. Feel free to e-mail or call me on 0448 895
511, or call Meredyth Pettit from FITability on 0433
746 687 if you would like more information. FITability
is now faced with the daunting challenge of raising
sufficient funds to replace the stolen bike, so any
help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks heaps,

Alex Ip.
On 14/02/2012 2:22 PM, Pettit, Meredyth wrote:

Tandem bike stolen
from Disability Cycling Group.

Members of the FITability
Tandem Cycling Group were shocked to discover
the theft of their white Cannondale tandem bike
following a break in at a Reid town house
complex on Sunday night. The Cannondale tandem,
recently donated to the group by the Lord's
Taverners, was a vital part of the cycling
program which provides sporting opportunities
for Canberra’s vision impaired and blind people.
In addition to taking the tandem, the thieves
took three other bicycles belonging to one of
the members of FITAbility.

“We are absolutely
devastated” says Meredyth Pettit, a vision
impaired cyclist for the past two and a half
years. “this is an amazing program which is run
by volunteers and survives on donations; it is
a program which changes people’s lives. I
don’t understand how anyone could be so cruel to
do something like this”.

The
theft has been reported to police.
FITability would like to make a plea to the
Canberra community that if anyone spots the
white Cannondale tandem or has any information
on its whereabouts, please contact the AFP or
FITability on 0433 74 66 87, or contact us
through our website www.fitability.org.au